Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

🐻‍❄️🦟🏡 Encountering polar bears in the #PolarIce, mosquitoes in the #jungle and suspicious people in a Swiss village: #Horizons accompanies daredevils on #Research Expeditions.

And also reveals the dark side of these grand #adventures 👉 www.horizons-mag.ch

⚡🚆 Till Ruemenapp, Head of ABB Corporate Research in Switzerland, explains how the Swiss academic ecosystem and the engineering group's research centre have joined forces to drive progress.

➡️ www.snf.ch/en/mjKwaJbrpM…

In 2025, the SNSF funded 2,400 new research projects with 1.2 billion Swiss francs. 💡 🚀 This will allow both established researchers and early-career researchers to realise their ground-breaking ideas.

More figures ➡️ sohub.io/7ynr

🤝🌍 The signing of the Switzerland-EU package of agreements by Guy Parmelin and Ursula von der Leyen consolidates the foundations of Switzerland's strong scientific position and promotes research, innovation and the economy.

➡️ sohub.io/plb7

Call for proposals Investigator initiated clinical trials: The Swiss National Science Foundation is supporting clinical studies on topics that are outside the industry focus. Submission deadline: 26 May 2026 (letter of intent).

➡️ sohub.io/x0z2

CHF 7.8 million for bilateral research The SNSF is co-funding ten projects in quantum technologies. They will be carried out jointly by Swiss and South Korean researchers.

🇨🇭🤝 🇰🇷 Science is an important pillar in Switzerland's bilateral relations with South Korea. The SNSF is supporting 10 projects in the field of quantum technologies by Swiss and South Korean researchers with almost 8 million Swiss francs. 🔬

➡️ sohub.io/8ktd

🏭🥂🏫 Knowledge sharing, access to cutting-edge equipment, supervision of internships...
Collaborations between packaging technology giant BOBST and academia enable the company to remain at the cutting edge and recruit young local talent.

➡️ sohub.io/ttv3

🦠 🩸 In burn victims, #bacteria can enter the #bloodstream, which can lead to #sepsis. A SNSF-funded study shows that women are almost twice as likely to be affected. This came as a surprise to the researchers.

➡️ sohub.io/v3mv

📦 Signed, sealed, delivered! BOBST is one of the world's leading suppliers of packaging technology and machinery. Two engineers and the company's CTO explain how opening up to universities is essential for successful packaging.

➡️ sohub.io/ttv3

Strengthening European research As part of the COST European research programme, the SNSF is supporting 16 Swiss projects with more than seven million francs.

🔥 👩‍⚕️ 🫘 From the treatment of severe burns to the cultivation of plant proteins: The SNSF is supporting 16 Swiss projects with more than 7 million francs as part of the COST European funding programme.

➡️ sohub.io/946d

🔬💊⚛️ In the 1950s, Dorothy Hodgkin developed X-ray crystallography of biomolecules, making it possible to ‘see’ their exact structure for the first time. This breakthrough is still used today to develop and optimise new medicines.

More information: sohub.io/qhst

New call for proposals BRIDGE Discovery for experienced researchers, who wish to implement their research and innovation projects. Submission deadline: 28 April 2026.

➡️ sohub.io/jmid

⏰ The clock is ticking… You have until 23 February to nominate researchers in the #LifeSciences (biology and medicine) for the 2026 #MarcelBenoist Swiss Science Prize.

➡️ sohub.io/xhf3

📷 Franca Pedrazzetti

Nominations for the Latsis Swiss Science Prize are open The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) funds excellent research at universities and other institutions.

Want to nominate the next winner of the Swiss Science Prize Latsis? 🏆

⏰The call for nominations for researchers in the fields of mathematics, natural and engineering sciences (excluding life sciences) is open until 16 March 2026. 🗺️ 🏺 ⚖️

➡️ sohub.io/ujum

📢 Call for proposals JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026

This programme enables researchers in Switzerland to stay in Japan for 12 to 24 months.
🗓️Submission deadline: 23 April 2026.
➡️ sohub.io/y7rj

Essential, but to be used as sparingly as possible: new antibiotics are not profitable. ❌💰

🔬 Academic research is therefore vital to maintaining innovation in this field, explains Roche's Michael Lobritz.

His interview ➡️ sohub.io/fhei

🌍🌐 The second CIFAR Radical Interdisciplinary Forum focused on the Arctic. 45 early-career researchers from around the world gathered in Geneva to tackle important research questions together.

New antibiotics are needed to avoid “returning to a time when even common infections could prove fatal.”💊

🔎 Roche’s Michael Lobritz explains why this is only possible thanks to strong academic research: sohub.io/fhei

☢️ For many, radioactivity is synonymous with danger. But without this discovery, which earned Marie Curie two Nobel Prizes, there would be no radiotherapy, which is now frequently used to treat cancer.

👉 www.snsf.ch/basic-research

📢 Switzerland-India call: The SNSF is launching a call for proposals with the Indian Department of Biotechnology and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for research projects in the field of One Health.

🗓️ Submission deadline: 5 May 2026
👉 www.snf.ch/en/qvqibviYzt…

❗📢 The SNSF is adjusting its project funding as of 1 April 2026. Our goal is to stabilise success rates at a level that ensures funding for research of the highest quality. This is how we guarantee a fair chance for all researchers.

➡️ sohub.io/5x59

📢 #Call for Project funding

Researchers can determine the nature and topic of their research projects independently. Open to all disciplines. Submission deadline: 1 April 2026.

Take part in our online info event on 10 February 2026
➡️ sohub.io/j78l

📣 SNSF Starting Grants 2026 call

For researchers wanting to lead their own independent project and research team in Switzerland. To learn more, take part in our online info event on 19 February.

🗓️Submission deadline: 5 May 2026

➡️ sohub.io/rptw

New National Centres of Competence in Research
The federal government is launching six new NCCRs. These long-term projects strengthen research and innovation on topics of social and strategic importance for Switzerland. 🇨🇭🔬🚀

For more info ➡️ www.snf.ch/en/d7aTIaqwI8…

🏢🚶‍♂️ Take the escalator up, then down, turn left at the end of the corridor, or was it right? Total confusion!
Finding your way round multi-level #ShoppingCentres is challenging.

A study supported by @snf-fns.ch shows how it can be done successfully 👉 sohub.io/x6wz

🌾🌱Sustainable rice fields, a gradual energy transition, resilient flower beds: As part of Biodiversa+, the EU #Biodiversity Partnership, the SNSF is supporting 8 projects with 4.2 million Swiss francs. The goal is to strengthen biodiversity around the world.

➡️ sohub.io/2rx5

#research

🐢🎿 What does a tortoise have in common with a Stöckli ski? 🔬💡
Mathieu Fauve reveals how Stöckli applies scientific insights to create cutting-edge products:

➡️ sohub.io/0obc

𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 🤝 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗡𝗦𝗙 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀.

🎓🌍 Join us for a webinar on 10 February 2026 at 8:30 am CET. We will present an overview of the current funding opportunities for New Zealand-Swiss research collaboration.

Register here ➡️ sohub.io/rsoe

Science made understandable for everyone🔬 🗣️ As part of the European funding scheme CHIST-ERA, the #SNSF is funding 5 projects involving researchers from 🇨🇭 with more than a million Swiss francs. They will focus on accessible science communication and innovative AI translation tools.
sohub.io/pcb5

🔬💡 New products thanks to #BasicResearch
In collaboration with EPFL, Stöckli developed innovative skis inspired by tortoise shells. 🐢🎿

Mathieu Fauve reveals how the ski manufacturer applies scientific insights to create cutting-edge products: ➡️ sohub.io/0obc